Sorcerian (Walkthrough)
SORCERIAN
1 Introduction, Main Menu
2 Stolen Scepter, Lost Talisman
3 Floodgate, Cursed Oasis
4 Tower of Thieves, Dark Marsh
5 Dragon King, Red Jewel
6 Dark Magician, Cursed Ship
7 Garden, Caverns, Medusa
8 Missing Magician, Water of Life
SORCERIAN: Part 1
INTRODUCTION
Due to the unique manner in which SORCERIAN is presented, this walkthru will be a guide to finding your way through the various quests. After you've solved each quest, before exiting back to the menu screen, take the time to travel back through the quests' landscapes to locate hidden goodies -- items which won't be discovered until after the quest is over.
CREATING CHARACTERS
You can create up to ten characters, but most parties may only consist of up to four characters; several quests only allow three characters to participate.
Generally, fighting characters (fighters and dwarves) have low (or minus) intelligence, but high strengt h and vitality; magical characters (wizards and elves) have high intelligence but low (or minus) strength and vitality. At various points in the quests, these attributes become important: High vitality is required to open doors in the later quests; intelligence is needed to use the magic in the items you will acquire; karma is important when talking to the NPCs you'll meet, getting better prices, and for dealing with the priest in the temple on the "Go to Town" menu. Other important stats are dexterity, protection, magic protection (the ability to escape magical traps), and age. And, as is true in most games of this type, male characters have higher strength and vitality than females, but the ladies have higher karma and intelligence.
So, give your character a name, select their class (fighter, dwarf, elf, or wizard), their sex, and press ENTER to see what point bonus you get. Fighters and dwarves get relatively high bonus points, while wizards and elves get lower bonuses; females get lower bonuses than males, regardless of class. If you get a bonus lower than five points, you might want to consider deleting the character and trying again. Additional bonus points can be gained by raising the character's starting age. You receive one additional point for increasing the age of fighters, dwarves, and wizards by two years; elves' ages increase in increments of five years per point.
Spread the bonus points around your characters' stats. Strength, dexterity, and intelligence are the best ones to add to at the beginning; the other stats will go up with experience, training, worship, and magic item acquisition.
OCCUPATIONS
This gets rather tricky. The occupations carry stat bonuses and penalties with them. For example, some occupations may lower your character's strength but increase his intelligence. Refer to the SORPRO.HLP file in LIBrary 9 -- CRPGs -- in The Gamers' Forum for a list of occupations, bonuses, penalties, and earnings. There are four occupations which carry no point penalties (Farmer, Florist, Housekeeper, and Cook). If you don't change your characters' occupations, they'll all be Farmers. One of the quests requires that certain occupations be included in the party. These will be noted at the beginning of the quest.
When you view the Occupations Menu, only those jobs printed in gold can be selected by the character; occupations printed in purple cannot be selected; the character's current occupation will be printed in white. The gold coins paid per year will be listed at the top of the screen, and this will change as you move the cursor to the different jobs. Note: Karma will affect the annual pay of your characters; the higher the karma, the higher the pay.
GOING TO TOWN
After you've generated at least four characters, save them, and go into town. Take each character to the weapons shop for outfitting; if they're not fully equipped, they can't go on quests. That's all you need to do in town at the very beginning. After you've been through the first quest, you'll do much more here. The following paragraphs explain the functions of the various town locations:
WEAPONS SHOP: In addition to buying weapons and armor, you can sell items and potions: Don't! The prices you'll get are ridiculously low. Instead, sell them after a quest is over (on the "end of quest" menu) to get fantastically high prices.
MAGICIAN: Come here to enchant items, retrieve those already enchanted, remove enchantments from items, and to resurrect the dead (it's cheaper than the temple, and karma's not a factor). Item enchantment takes three years to complete and costs vary. Remember that you can only add one god's influence to an item per enchantment request. So, if you want to create a sword with two Mars influences, you'll have to enchant it twice -- that's six years.
HERBALIST: You can buy potions here, or you can have the herbalist mix the herbs you've found in the quests. Note that all the potions listed in the documentation aren't available; refer to it when you're having herbs mixed to get those not for sale.
While I'm talking about the herbs and potion mixtures, I'll touch briefly on the creation of potions by characters skilled in Herbs. As mentioned, not all the potions listed in the documentation can be purchased; some need to be mixed by the herbalist. On the quests, you'll find the five different herbs which combine to create potions. Refer to the documentation to have the herbalist mix a potion he doesn't carry from your list of herbs. Once you have that potion, the game will automatically "clone" it if the character possessing the potion has Herb Knowledge and if the proper herbs are in _any_ character's possession.
To summarize: If your Herb Knowledge character has a potion of Cure and a potion of Anti-Magic, and if the party's carrying five Verbenas and two Savorys, the Cure potion (Verbena) could be cast six times, or the Anti-Magic (Verbena and Savory) and Cure (Verbena) potions could be cast three times each. It's a bit tricky and requires a close check of your herb/potion inventory, but you'll get the hang of it as you go along.
TEMPLE: While seemingly unimportant, a visit to the temple is necessary after each quest to keep your karma high and to keep you in the gods' good graces. Donate gold and make a confession to raise the negative karma of a character. Only do this once a year, though. Praying after each quest is equally important; doing so lets the gods know you're worthy of their intercession -- essential if you need to resurrect a fallen hero. Only use the resurrect feature in the temple if the magician isn't guaranteeing a 100% rate of success, or if his price is beyond your means.
ELDER'S HOUSE: Until you have a character trained in Item Knowledge, bring items you find in quests here to be identified. The elder will charge for his services, but it's money well spent. In addition, he'll tell you various legends about which combination of gods create which spells; be sure to answer YES when he offers to tell you the legends. He'll only tell you a legend after he's identified one of your items. It's a good idea to make notes of what influences your items have for future reference. If an especially powerful spell is on an item, he'll charge you to "turn on" the magic spell. Again, the prices for this service will vary.
THRONE ROOM: This is where you come to gain level and stat increases after a quest. These will be automatically bestowed if you're ready to go up a level. The king will also tell you how many points are required to gain your next increase. Be sure to bring both your participating and non-participating characters here; even inactive characters will gain experience during their year of occupational duty.
TRAINING FIELD: Bring your characters here for training. Training takes two years to complete regardless of the skill in which you're being trained. After the first quest, the best skills to train your characters in are Item Knowledge, Trap Escapes, and Herb Knowledge. The other skills are equally important, but get several quests "under your belt" before you spend the two years to learn them.
MUSICIAN'S GUILD: I'm still not certain what this place does, but it's free, and the music's pretty if you have a music card in your computer.
After all your characters have been to town this first time, save them, create a party, and you're ready for your first quest!
THE QUESTS
In order to avoid repetitious directions, I've given names to each of the rooms you'll visit in the various quests. I'll give you detailed instructions to reach the room the first time; afterward, I'll refer to it by name only (e.g., "Go back to the Throne Room"). At the end of the quests, I'll give you a list of special items I was able to locate which aren't listed on the "Items" pages at the beginning of the quest descriptions in the SORCERIAN documentation. Consequently, I'll mention those items which are listed in the documentation, but which I couldn't locate.
FIGHT THE DRAGON
When your heroes are experienced enough, after you've organized a party, you'll be given the option to Fight the Dragon. This quest is murderous; it doesn't appear to be an actual quest, but more of a dragon-bashing expedition. I was not able to complete that quest, but it looks pretty straightforward; just close your eyes, cross your fingers, and pray.
Now, on with the quests!
SORCERIAN: Part 2
THE STOLEN SCEPTER
Put your fighters in the front, your magic user (if you have one) in the back, and press your CAPS LOCK key so that you'll have your characters' hit and magic points displayed at all times. Go to the right across the bridge (Ball Room), jump, and get the blue ball. Go left, fall down into the chasm (don't worry about falling; your characters won't ever take hit points from falls), and go all the way right to the hole.
Go through the hole (Demon Room), right, and insert the blue ball in the hole next to the door to open it. Enter the door and fight the Bogards (Bogard Room). The magic user's Wooden Cane has a fireball spell on it. Hold down the ENTER key to use it. This is a good place to gain experience; if you position your party just right, the Bogards can't reach them, but pile up in a nice, tight column, making them easy pickings. Allow them to pile up so that your party can regain their hit points. Then, fight them and make your way to the right to the Stone Switch. Jump and touch the switch to enter the Rat Room. Don't jump in front of any holes in the Rat Room which have rats (red eyes) in them unless you want to fight the rat hordes which come forth when you do.
Go left until you see a hole without rats (almost to the left wall), and enter it (Water Jug Room). Go to the jug and jump twice to get it. Go right through the door into the Bat Room. Dash to the right (hold the Shift and right-arrow keys down) and go through the door (Two-Jug Room). Go through the left-hand door first. Jump twice to put water in the jug (One-Jug Room) then, go through the right-hand door (Skeleton Room). Dash right and enter the first door you come to (Spike Room). Heal up, then dash across the spikes to the left wall to get the first Crystal. Dash back to the right, heal, go through the door, and dash right to the next door. Go through it (Bridge Room) and head right to the torch. Jump up to reveal a hidden door in the Rat Room (directly below you). Then, continue to the right, and go through the door. You're back in the Ball Room.
Go back to the Rat Room, go right, and through the door. Go up the stairs, through the door, and walk to the right to find the second Crystal. Then, walk to the left hole, and enter it. Go back to the Rat Room and make your way to the Two-Jug Room.
Put one Crystal in the left jug and the other in the right jug. This has drained a particularly nasty acid lake; take the Crystals from the jars. Go through the right-hand door to the Acid-Drop Room. Go through the middle door and dash right (even more bats!) to the stone switch. Jump up and touch it (you won't get any flashing lights this time), race back, and jump up to get back into the Acid-Drop Room. Go back through the left-hand door, and work your way back to the Ball Room, then on to the Demon Room. Get the blue ball, exit the room, then go left and through the door (3-Door Room).
Dash all the way to the right (watch your head!), and go through the last door into the Torch Room. Insert the ball in the niche, and enter the door (Acid Lake Room). Go all the way to the right and leap over the last gap to the ledge. Go to the statue and take the jewel. (Note: The trap won't affect your fighter characters' ability to fight.) Go left and make your way back to the Demon Room. (Don't forget to take the ball with you!)
Heal completely, then insert the jewel in the Demon's hands to open the right-hand door. Kill the two hydras with your fighters' swords (fireballs won't work on them) for 250 experience points (EPs), and go right to get some Savory. Exit the Hydra Room, take the Jewel, open the left-hand door, and enter it. Go back to the Acid-Drop Room, insert the jewel in this statue's hands, remove it, and go back to the Acid-Lake Room. (Inserting the jewel in the second demon's hands removes a stone trap blocking your progress under the statue in the Acid-Lake Room.)
Go all the way right, down into the gap, stop, and heal. Now, go all the way right to the chest. Fight the Ouks, get the Scepter, Long Sword, and Sage. Then, go back to the 3-Door Room. Enter the middle door (Goran's Room), go down the stairs, and talk to Goran. Leave him, go left, and through the next door you come to (Hole Room). Go all the way right and through the door at the top of the stairs. You'll find yourself in the Spike Room. Unfortunately, it's still in operation. Jump right and enter the Skeleton Room.
Now that you've found the Scepter, all the monster activity has halted. Take your time to stroll through the caverns, touching walls to find herbs. Go to the Ball Room, then return to Goran's Room. He should be gone. Go to where he was sitting to find Goran's Axe.
When you're ready to leave, go back to the Ball Room. Save your game, go to the ledge's edge, and jump across the chasm. You want to get out with that blue ball! If you fall down to the lower level, restore, and try again until you make it. Go all the way left and the quest is over. Make sure you have the following items in your inventory before exiting the quest: Long Sword, Scepter, Blue Ball, two Crystals, Water Jug, Goran's Axe, and Jewel.
Give the Scepter to the king for gold. Sell the crystals, jewel, and jug. Keep the Long Sword and Goran's Axe (use the DIVIDE option on the menu), and the Blue Ball (it has a resurrect spell on it). Sell the short sword of the fighter who receives the Sword and/or Axe (press the right-arrow key to get to your characters' items for selling purposes). Disband the party, go to town to convert herbs into potions, to visit the king for stat increases, for training (if you wish), and to pray at the temple. In addition to gaining experience through battles, training will net you experience. Be sure to visit the king after training in case you've gained a level.
Repeat the Lost Scepter quest until each of your fighters has a Long Sword, your magic user (if you have one) has a Blue Ball and a Scepter (you only need to give it to the king once; refuse the second time you complete the quest), and each of your characters has at least 600 hit points. Train one character in Items, another in Herbs, and a third in Traps before starting the next quest.
HINT: While training is in progress, item enchantment should be done if you want. That way, instead of having to play through three years' worth of quests before an item's ready, you only have to wait one additional year after training's completed.
THE LOST TALISMAN
Lots of traps in this quest; put your character with Trap Knowledge in the lead before examining anything!
Battle your way right and through the hole in the hedge (Left Hedge Room). Then, go all the way right and stand under the cross. You hear the voice of the Forest God who tells you what you must do and gives you the Golden Pedestal. Head back to the Left Hedge Room, then go right, and up the stairs (Hill Top Room). Wait at the top until the Hill Giants reach you. Do battle with them until you win. Go right to receive the Emerald Ring.
Go downstairs to the right (Well Room), go left, and through the hole in the hedge (Sap Room). Jump over and get the Jar of Sap. Exit back to the Well Room, and go through the wooden door into the Statue Room. The statue's trapped. Examine it twice to open the stone slab, then heal before entering the opening (Destru's Room). Equip your fighters with the Long Swords (if you haven't done so already), your magic user with the Crystal Ring (it has the Heal spell on it), and do battle with Destru. HINT: Destru is putty in the hands of a Long Sword-wielding dwarf! Hold down the Spacebar, stay close to where his balls of light coalesce, and beat on him until you win. (Press the ENTER key when you need to heal your characters. Note that use of the Crystal Ring uses magic points; magic points regenerate quickly.) After the battle, you receive Destru's Diamond Staff which will get you through most of the doors.
Heal and go through the right-hand door to the Purple Worm Room. Go left to the door just before the ornate statue and use the Emerald Ring to open it. Enter the room and examine the mediating man twice. After he tells you what a terrible thing you've done, go back to the Purple Worm Room, jump over the worms, go all the way left, heal, and go through the hole into the Chronodemon Room. Dash down the hill, and left to the stone slab. Examine it twice, then go through the door to its right. Now, examine the niche twice. When the sand starts pouring through, exit this room, cross over the ex-slab, and go through the door into the Niche Room.
Enter the open niche, and go right though the door into Ria's Room. Talk to her and do as she bids. Go left, upstairs, through the door into the Well Bottom Room. Then, go all the way right, jump onto the rope, and climb it. As you do, you drop the pedestal (it can't be helped). You're back in the Well Room. Go right, upstairs, and examine the door until it opens. Enter it to find Ria's uncle. Talk to him, and after he leaves, go back to the Well Room, and down into the water. Walk right to learn you can't find the pedestal. Exit the well (don't go back up the rope!), and you find wet footprints leading left. Follow them and a hidden door is revealed to you.
Go through it, down the stairs, and through the door. You're back in the Purple Worm Room. Return to the Chronodemon Room, go left up the hill through the door, up and through the next door, then stop and heal. Fight the Sand Maribo to earn 500 EPs. HINT: Stand on the lower stairs to the left of its lair, and make it have to go to the bottom of the stairs to _your_ left. Hold both the Spacebar and the up-arrow keys down continuously. Eventually, it will be impaled on your swords.
Go back to Ria's Room to report in. She tells you about a dungeon key dropped nearby. Make your way back to the Well Room, go right, and through the hole in the hedge to the 3-Door Room. Go through the middle door, jump down, through the door, and talk to the guard. Go left past the door to get the Dungeon Key, then through the door you just passed into the Ceiling Trap Room. After Ria opens the door for you, dash left into Ria's Room, heal, and talk to her again. Return to the Purple Worm Room (via the secret door in the Well Bottom Room), dash right to the top of the hill (you'll see more footprints leading that way), and use the Dungeon Key to open the door. Enter the Dungeon Room, go down, and talk to Ria's Uncle. He gives you the Shrine Key, but won't come with you.
Leave him, and return to the Purple Worm Room. Go left and through the first door you come to. When you take the Golden Pedestal, the door closes. Put the Dungeon Key on the altar in its place to reopen the door, then leave. Go back to Destru's Room, and enter the left-hand door (with the Shrine Key). Get the Talisman, return to the 3-Door Room, and go through the right-hand door. Walk all the way to the bottomless swamp. You'll automatically throw the Talisman into the swamp. The Forest God rewards you with 500 EPs, and the quest is at an end.
Wander around the scenery, bumping into walls to find herbs, and climbing down into the water in the Well Bottom Room to find the Fog Robe. Before leaving the quest, you should have the following items in your inventory: Emerald Ring, Diamond Staff, Shrine Key, and Fog Robe. Be sure to identify these items (use APPRAISE on the "end of quest" menu). Sell the Key, and DIVIDE the remaining items to your magic user. Make the decision of whether you want to keep the Fog Robe or the standard Robe of Protection (which your magic user currently has).
SORCERIAN: Part 3
LUCIFER'S FLOODGATE
Enter the first opening you come to (Powder Room) and get some White Powder. You'll come back here two more times for white powder. The powder is used to extinguish flames that are hiding one of the five swords you'll need in order to solve this quest.
Leave this room and head right. Go through the first door; as you go down the stairs, touch the third lamp to learn about messages hidden in other lamps. Go through the door at the bottom of the steps into the 3-Door Room, then through the door to your right. Touch the extinguished lamp (second lamp down the stairs) twice to remove a blockage in the Rod Room. Go back upstairs and through the far left door. Fight your way across the bridge and go through the door. Touch the second lamp down the stairs to get another clue.
Heal up and go through the door at the bottom of the stairs. Save your game, enter the water, and kill the two Kraken for 2,000 EPs. Exit the water (left), then leap from island to island (above the lake) to get the Gabriel Sword (on the fourth island). There's sage on the fifth island, and savory on the seventh. There's nothing else further to the right. On the way out of this room, go to the left wall to get lavender.
Go upstairs, through the door, then hurry across the bridge (try to avoid the mud being thrown by the Golems above you), and go to the wall to find lavender. Enter the left door. After the battle with the Lizardmen, touch the second and fifth lamps for clues. (You've already found the sword above the lake.) Now, have your strongest character push the fourth rod to stop the waterfall. Leave the room, go back across the bridge, and go through the far left door.
Fight your way across the bridge to the third hole and enter it. Throw the white powder on the flame to find the Rafael Sword. Exit, go back to the left, across the bridge, through the door, up, and through the center door. Go up, through the door, and all the way left back to the Powder Room for more white powder. Exit, and go all the way right, past the door, and up the narrow crawl space. Examine the sword you find (it matches the Rafael Sword) again, to place the Rafael Sword over it and open the door.
Fight your way downstairs and through the door to another door with a sword next to it. This sword matches the Gabriel Sword. Open and enter this door, then examine the extinguished lamp on the staircase. When you do, you hear the sound of something moving overhead. That's all you can do here for now. So, go back upstairs, retrieving your sword as you go. Ah! A hidden door has been revealed; go through it. Strange place, this, but it's sort of like one of those "slide the block" puzzles. If you have CAPS LOCK on, turn it off so you can see the entire room.
It looks like you can only go a short distance, but if you stomp on the block without a blinking light (press down-arrow), you'll see it will go down one "square" for each stomp. Note the reaction of the other blocks in the room! Stop three times to uncover the Silver Sword. Jump up the "stepping stones," go left, and stomp on the first blinking stone to lower it. Now, you can exit the room. Leave this area (up), and head all the way right to find lavender. (Remember to take the Rafael Sword before you go back downstairs!)
Go back down to the main level, left, and through the door. Cross the bridge and go through the far right door. Go upstairs (Troll Room), fight the trolls (they looked like mummies to me), and put the Silver and Gabriel Swords in the empty niche to open the door. Go through and throw powder on the fire. Return to the Powder Room, get more white powder, and return to the Troll Room. Throw the second handful of powder on the fire to find the Michael Sword. Take it, exit the room, get your Silver and Gabriel Swords from the niche, and go back to the 3-Door Room.
Go through the right door, all the way left, and place the Michael Sword in the niche. Go through the door into another of those sliding-block puzzle rooms. Turn off your CAPS LOCK key to see the entire room. Stomp the first non-blinking block, then stomp on the second non-blinker. Go to the left, down the stepping stones to the bottom, right to the wall, and push up on the non-blinker to reveal the Crystal Sword. Go up, over, and down to get the Sword.
To exit this room, go back down the center set of stepping stones, go left, and push up on the far left blinker. Go up through the center steps, back to the door, and exit. Take the Michael Sword from the niche, go all the way to the left wall for some sage, then exit back to the 3-Door Room.
Go through the middle door, up, and right. Go up the narrow crawl space, place the sword to open the door, then go through the door, and use the swords to open the other doors barring your progress. Work your way through the doors in this manner until you come to Lucifer's Floodgate. Place the Silver Sword on the left and the Crystal Sword on the right to open the gate.
Take the Silver and Crystal Swords and exit, collecting your other swords as you go. Now that the Floodgate is open, the monsters are quiet. Explore all areas before leaving. Before ending the quest, make sure you have the following items in your inventory: Rafael (6 Mars, 4 Saturn), Michael (7 Mars, 3 Saturn), Gabriel (8 Mars, 2 Saturn), Crystal (6 Jupiter, 8 Sun), and Silver (7 Sun, 7 Venus) swords.
THE CURSED OASIS
Go to your right through the opening into the Desert of Pillars. Battle your way across the desert to the opening and enter it. You wind up inside a well. Don't wait around long, but exit the well to the left to find sage, then go right into the tunnel. Go through the tunnel to the Castle's front, and through the door.
Start fighting immediately to get through the Berserkers. Wade through the fountain (left), and go through the door on the lower level. You can't help the girl yet, so go under her and through the door, across the screen, through the other door, and down the stairs to your left to the Kitchen. Talk to Olvara; don't go near her fire or you'll get a nasty burn.
Go back upstairs, exit this entire area, fight the Berserkers, and go up to the door on the upper level. Go through it, upstairs, and out the door to the Walkway Room. On this long walkway is a number of doors. The first one leads to the Upper Winch Room; the second leads to the Lower Winch Room. These winches need to be turned to free the girl. Unfortunately, they're rusted tight; you'll need oil to loosen them.
Before entering the third door, heal. This door leads to a swamp which houses a suspicious-looking dragon fountain, complete with statue. Wait around long enough and both the dragon and statue come to life. Vanquish Ruwan and his Golden Dragon for 1,500 EPs. That's all there is in this room; you'll never need to come back. Go back to the Walkway Room and enter the fourth door.
Go downstairs and through the door into the Piston Room. Avoid the "pistons," and make your way to the lower left-hand corner into the well. Go down to the Ocula Room. These things are quite nasty. The free-floating pillars (baskets) control the gates which lead to the other sections in the room. To use them, get behind the pillar and stomp. If you can catch the oculas in the gates, that will kill them; otherwise, just beat on them. Work your way through the room to the upper left-hand corner, and go through the door into the Oil Room. (Don't go through any of the lower openings, yet.)
In the Oil Room, dash to the shelves; examine the jars which are the second from the left to get the oil. Go back through the Ocula Room and make your way back to the Walkway Room. Go to the Upper Winch Room and oil the winch connected to the rope. Go back to the Oil Room for more oil, go to the Lower Winch Room, and oil that winch. As you do, the winch begins to turn. While you're in this area, return to the Oil Room for more oil; you'll need to oil two more times before the quest ends.
Return to the Kitchen (via the lower-level door in the Berserker yard) and talk to Olvara to receive her thanks and a gift for freeing Riala. Heal, then go right, and go through the door (under the stairs). Be very careful with these poisonous snakes; if your characters become poisoned, they'll never heal (unless you have a Cure potion with you).
When you're past the snakes, enter the center door, fight the Berserkers, then examine the jar. It's trapped, so be sure the front character has Trap Knowledge. Examine the jar until you hear sliding block sounds, and you find Savory. Leave (fight more snakes), and go through the right door. Cross the walk, go through the door, and fight more snakes. Go through the center door (even _more_ snakes!), and perform the same examination on this jar as you did on the other. This time, you'll find Sage.
Go back through the left-hand doors until you get back to the Kitchen, and go back to the Walkway Room (via the upper-level door in the Berserker yard). Go all the way left and you'll see the stones of the wall have moved inward, opening up an alcove. When you enter the alcove, you'll see a jar. Upon examination, you learn it's Holy Water.
Go back to the Kitchen and talk to Olvara. She tells you to take it to Riala who's at the Oasis (where the quest began). Leave the Castle (right), the Courtyard (left), through the tunnel and Sandworms into the well (left), and cross the Desert of Pillars (left) back to the Oasis. Give Riala the Holy Water. When see looks at it, she tells you it's hydrochloric acid and gives it back to you. Go back to the Kitchen and talk to Olvara again.
She tells you to go back to the Oasis for some herbs which you are to bring to her. Do so (Riala has the herbs). Olvara takes the herbs and tells you about a magic barrier Ruwan has setup around the Oasis, and that burning the herbs should remove it. This time, the "Oasis" being referred to is not the one where Riala is, but is beyond where you found the acid.
Go back to the Walkway Room, and walk to the far left. You'll see another set of stones has moved inward (this is the barrier to which Olvara referred), and a door within a room beyond the Alcove has been revealed. Go through the door, and you'll be in the upper level of the Oil Room. Continue left and you're told a wall with a keyhole blocks your way and that there are wedges at the top and bottom of the door. Yes, back to Olvara, who tells you Ruwan hid the key in the Desert of Pillars. Leaver her and go back to the Desert of Pillars. Go to the tallest pillar (second to the left of the castle in the background). When you examine it, you automatically pour the acid on the pillar, which dissolves into a key.
Go back to the Walkway Room, and go left to the wall. However, when you use the key, the wall still won't open; must be those wedges! Go back to the Ocula Room. Now open and close the gates until you can go through the right-hand exit at the bottom. Go down and over through the door. Fight snakes, then go to the jar. You will oil and turn it as you examine it. Doing this removes one of the wedges. Leave and go back to the Oil Room, get more oil, then return to the Ocula Room. This time, open and close the gates until you can go through the left-hand exit at the bottom. Go down and over through the door, fight the Berserkers, then oil this jar to remove the second wedge. Return to the upper level of the Oil Room.
This time when you approach the wall (left), it will be gone. Continue left to find real Holy Water. Then, return to t he Oasis, and give the water to Riala to end the quest. Be sure to examine the entire area before leaving.
SORCERIAN: Part 4
THE TOWER OF THIEVES
Warning: Be sure to put CAPS LOCK on because these thieves are tough!
Go right, through the door, and upstairs. Go through the right door, fight your way up, and through the door. Go upstairs and through the second door. Go upstairs and through the door. Go all the way to the right, through the door, upstairs, and left through the first door. Go left and through the door. Walk all the way left into the Chapel Room, and get the jug from the altar.
Go right, through the door, right, down, and through the door. Go all the way to the left, through the door, down, through the door, and right. Go down, through the door, fight your way downstairs, and through the door. Then, go left and through the Narrow Tower door. Go downstairs, right, and fill the jug with wine. (You'll need to fill the jug two more times.)
Exit the Wine Room (left and up), then go right, through the door, and up. Go through the door, upstairs, left, and through the second door. Go upstairs, through the door, right, and through the door. Go upstairs, left, through the second door, up, and through the left-hand door into the Key Room. Hanging on a pillar to the left of the man is a gray key (it's difficult to see); however, he won't let you near it. Get him drunk; give him the wine. He asks for more, so don't delay! Return to the Wine Room, fill the jug, and come back to the Key Room. Give the man the second jug. It's still not enough, and he demands more! Make one last wine run, and give him the third jug. That does the trick; after he's asleep, get the key and leave this room (forever).
Go through the right door into the 3-Door Room, right, and through the middle door (there are three on this walkway) into Zorak's Room. In this room, talk the man (Zorak...but he's really not; you'll learn this later on). Leave his room and go right through the last door. Fight your way upstairs and through the door. You have one more battle. When you go through the door, stay there; all the thieves will congregate on the left side of the walkway. When you're ready, go upstairs and fight your way through the right-hand door into the Elevator Room. Talk to Oram. He won't let you ride...yet! Go back to Zorak's Room and talk to him again. Return to Oram; this time he let's you ride.
A word about the elevator. As it moves (up only), jump to the left or right to access the various tower levels. Make sure your speed is relatively slow (3 or higher) to make the jumps easier. If you miss, step off the elevator, fall down a level, and try again.
Get on the elevator and exit left just above the Elevator Room (you should still see Oram on your screen). Fight the thief to gain his Pass. Leave his room and just step to the right off the ledge. Don't get back on the elevator. Fall down to the main level, go through the door, then through the left-hand door. Show the guard your pass, through the left door, upstairs, and through the door to the Ball Room. Embedded in the left pillar are red and blue balls. Take the blue ball (you can't take both) and leave. Go back to the Elevator Room, ride up one level, and exit to the left. Go through the door, downstairs, all the way left, and down. These two jugs contain save, verbena, and lavender. Go up and back to the Elevator.
Now, it gets a little tricky. Jump on, then off to exit to the lower of the two right-hand levels. Go all the way right, and talk to Kuore. He gives you a clue about Zorak's odd behavior. Leave Kuore, get on the Elevator, and ride up one more level. Exit to the lower of the two right-hand levels. Go right, upstairs, and open the door with the blue ball. Enter and head right. You've found Princess Zeyna, but she's afraid of you and won't talk. Leave her, return to the Ball Room, replace the blue ball, and take the red. Leave (right, down, right), and go through the door (on the guard's level).
Go down, through the door, and down. Go through the door, all the way right, and through the door. Go down, through the door, and left (you'll fall to the next level down). Go through the door, left, through the door, down, and through the door. Go left (you'll fall to the next level down again), through the door, and down. Go through the door, down, left, and through the door. Go down, through the door, right, and open the gate with the red ball.
Go over and talk to the Baron. After he dies, leave, take the red ball, and return to the Ball Room. Replace the red ball, take the blue, and go back to Princess Zeyna's Room. This time, she talks to you (because you've been to see the Baron), and she gives you the Pendant. Suddenly, into the room comes Zorak! (But is he really?) Before you can react, the floor opens beneath your feet and you find yourself falling.
Down, down you plunge into the strange realm beneath the Tower into a subterranean lake (Lake Room). Leave the lake (left), and go through the opening. Continue all the way left through the last hole, then left again through the opening. Go right, through the hole, and down. A fierce Shadow Dragon awaits you! Whack it with your swords for 2,000 EPs, then go left, up, and through the hole.
Go over to this contraption, stand on the right-hand block, and stomp to make the upper block rise. (You'll find out why, soon.) Leave here, go all the way right, and down into the water (watch out for the killer Gar!). Take the right fork (not the downward one), down at the next intersection, exit the water, and go left. Go through the hole, then right down into another of the lake's tributaries. This water is either acidic or poisonous because your characters start losing hit points. Dash down, right, and up to Zorak's Island and his final resting place. Examine his bones and you learn of his door puzzle: "From where the sun sets, one land, three skies coming together opens the door."
Here on his island is another of those contraptions (like the one the Shadow Dragon was guarding). Stand on each of the blocks and stop to make each of the upper platforms rise. Return to Zorak's bones to find the Mark. (The "one land" refers to the left-hand stone block in the other room remaining down; the "three skies" refers to the other blocks being raised to the "skies.")
Exit the island to the right (more poisonous water), dash down, right, and up to the last room in the door puzzle. (If you didn't put the platforms in the proper order, you would have been stopped by the currents from getting here.)
The "shelf" in this room is useless. Stand on the lower block and stop to raise the upper platform. Now, let's go find out what we've opened up. Go back to the Island, exit to the left, dash down, left, up, and out. Go up and through the hole, right, and down into the water. Go down, left, up, and left at the fork. Go down at the intersection, left, down, left, and up. You'll automatically float to the top.
Exit the water, go through the door at the top, all the way left, up, and talk to the Wizard. Even though you've solved the puzzle, he demands the Pass. Give it to him (you'll get another from Kuore). Enter the water and follow it until you're sucked upward and spat out into the wine fountain (whew!).
Go back to the Elevator Room and ride it back to Kuore's Room (up one level and off at the first right). Talk to him and he'll give you another Pass. (Be sure to tell him you'll help!) Leave his room and make your way to the Chapel Room where you found the jug on the altar. You'll find a guard's been posted here. Show him your new pass and go left into the Chapel. Inside, it appears a wedding's in progress. When you approach the couple, you learn the false Zorak is about to marry Zeyna. The chapel becomes dark, and the Princess and Zorak disappear. Talk to the remaining man in the chapel, the leave.
Go back to the Elevator Room and take it to the top level. Go up, through the door, up, through the door, and left through the upper door. Go all the way left to the Widow's Walk where you find Zorak and Zeyna. Talk to him, and he finally reveals himself as a Major Demon, and demands that you give him the Pendant. Suddenly, he transforms from Zorak into his true appearance, and begins to assault you with magic. Leave and go back to Kuore's Room. Kuore tells you the only thing which will defeat the demon is the Garateen, a holy sword carved with sacred runes, and that it comes from Zorak's and Zeyna's home country. The Garateen can be found in the underground on Zorak's Island.
To return to the underground, go to the right-hand level just above Kuore's Room via the Elevator, go through, and through the door. Talk to the sleeper. After he finishes, walk to the right wall. When you touch it, it pushes away revealing a passage. Walk all the way right, and you'll find a breach in the floor. Jump into the gap and you'll be back underground.
(Note: If you play through this quest a second time and have the Garateen sword in your inventory, you will not need to return to Zorak's Island to get another one unless you want to get a second (or third!) to give to your other fighters.)
After you have the Garateen, return to the Widow's Walk to do battle with the demon. The best strategy is to stand still, jump in place continuously, and use the Spacebar to fight. After the battle, talk to Zeyna, give her the Pendant, and get 2,000 EPs. Return to the lower level of the Tower and exit left to end the quest. Before leaving make sure you have the Garateen in your possession.
THE MASTER OF THE DARK MARSH
Don't stand still for too long, or the zombies will get you. Talk to the woman in the doorway. Tell her you'll help, then go right, and enter the first hole. Go down to the left and over to the chest to find three herbs. Go back up to the hole, leap out, go right, and fall into the second hole. Work your way right and down to the chest for three more herbs. Leave this room, and go right through the hole in the hedge. (If you inadvertently take the Wolfsbane or Mandragora, put it back or Leeza won't talk to you.)
In the Water Caverns, the bubbles will take your hit points, so don't stand around. Go down and through the first door. Go right and through this door. Go left, jumping over the moving pillars, and enter Leeza's Room. Talk to her until she accepts your help. Tell her you'll get the cauldron and she'll tell you where it is. Then, she'll warn you of zombies. Leave her and go back (right) into the Water Caverns.
Go all the way right as far as you can. Pass the trees and the door to reach the Old Castle Ruins. Continue right until you see an odd pillar which appears to be hanging suspended and attached to another pillar. When you see it, jump on the pillar which is in the ground. Just _barely_ move to the right and jump to find the cauldron. Fighting as you go, return to Leeza's Room. Go left and put the cau ldron in the fireplace. Then, go talk to Leeza to learn what ingredients are required for the potion.
Leave her and go back to the Water Caverns. Go to the lower level and open the chest to get the Mandragora. Then, go to the upper door (right above you), and enter it. Go up to the chest above you and get the Wolfsbane. Return to Leeza's Room, put the two herbs into the pot, and go back to the Water Caverns. Go all the way left until you're outside again. Follow the directions carefully because it gets a little tricky.
Go left until you see the guard. (Talk until he says, "What do you think you're doing?" Greet each guard you see until they say something about being sick.) Go through the center, go left twice, go through the center twice, go right three times, down twice, right, and talk to the sick guard. Leave to the left, then come back (he'll be gone). Go right to get the Bloodstone.
Go left twice, center twice, left three times, down, left, down twice, left twice, and talk to the sick guard. Leave to the right, then come back. Go left to get the Moonstone. Return to the Water Caverns by going right three times, center twice, right, down twice, right, center, right, down, and right all the way back.
Once you're back in the Water Caverns, go all the way right to the first tree, and insert the Moonstone in the hole. Next, go right to the next tree, and insert the Bloodstone in the hole. Come back (left) to the door (which will now open), and enter it. Jump to get the beehive. Leave the room, take both stones, and return to the Water Caverns.
One thing left to do before the potion can be brewed. Go up and left to the door, enter it, then go right and through that door. Go left, through the next door, then right to the pillar. Jump to get the Jack's Flame. Now, head right again to confront Fragiore. Accept his challenge to fight the Red Dragon. Beat on it with your swords until it turns to stone, cracks into little pieces, and disappears. Now, you're ready to free Leeza from Fragiore's spell.
Return to Leeza's Room. Put the hive in the pot, then talk to her. Go back to the pot and place the Jack's Flame under it. After the fire's going, talk to Leeza again. Now, go to the fire, get the pot, and give it to Leeza. She takes a sip and is transformed to her former self. When she leaves, go back to the Water Caverns, go left, through the door, left, through the door, and all the way left to collect your reward and end the quest. Before ending the quest, make sure you have the following items in your inventory: Coin of Joy, Moonstone, and Bloodstone.
SORCERIAN: Part 5
THE DRAGON KING
Note 1: Only three characters may participate in this quest.
Note 2: You must have a Fortune-Teller and a Doctor (or Nurse) in your party. If your current character roster can't take accept these jobs, you'll need to create a character who can. (I had two wizards and one of my seasoned fighters in the party; the second wizard was a new character I created for this quest only.)
Go left, through the door, talk to the King's brother, then leave. Put your Doctor in the lead, then go through the fourth door to the right into the Temple (the other doors are barred or locked). Talk to the man who tells you he has the sickness. Talk to him again to heal him. He tells you to bring Lili to him when you find her. (I was never able to do this.) Leave, go right, and enter the big white building. Talk to the man until he gives you the Wise Man's Cane.
Put your Fortune-teller in the lead, leave, go up the hill (right) and into the water. Jump on the blocks in this order: center, left, and right. Go down the hill and left into the hole. Talk to the man who opens the door to Lili's Room for you. Enter, go down, right, up the ladder, back to the left, and talk to Lili. After you purify the water, she gives you the Golden Key. Put your Doctor back in front, and leave by going all the way right, through the wall, and up the well. Jump right at the top of the well to exit.
Continue right and enter the white building. Talk to the man who gives you Tree Medicine. Leave and go right across the bridge. With the exception of Vadis and his underground creatures, you won't kill anything; when you hit something, it changes (briefly) back to human form, and bounces away.
Head right and go into the first opening (not a door) you see. Go down the ladder, all the way left, and up the left-most ladder. Go to the pig and talk to it. It takes the Tree Medicine and reverts back to Prince Frederick. He gives you the Scroll. That's all you need down here. Go through the door. Go all the way right, down the hill, and turn left. Walk to the wall. It crumbles at the touch of the Wise Man's Cane. Go left and into the hole. Go right to the red gate. The Golden Key shines on the gate, and it opens to reveal Bibi, Lili's sister. After she leaves, exit this cave and return to Lili's Room.
Lili tells you to come back to her after you talk to the people at the Temple. So, leave and go back to the Temple (all the way left back into the town area). When the priest sees you have Lili's Key, he gives you the Hermit's Robe. Go back to Lili who will enchant the robe for you.
Leave and go all the way right as far as you can. Jump over the volcano for now, go to the wall to find some hyssop, then enter the door. Talk to the King. When he sees the robe you have with you, the madness leaves him, and he tells you where Serina is. The citizens he enchanted are once again themselves.
Go right, through the door, down the ladder, and all the way right to find some lavender. Then, go up the ladder, fight your way to the wall, and touch it with the scroll. At its touch, the wall collapses. Go right, down the ladder, and left through the hole. Go down and all the way to right to the gate. As you reach it, the door opens, and Serina steps forth. (Note that Serina will join your party, has hit points, and items in her possession. Don't get her killed off!) Take her back to the King, then take her back into town to the Castle where her father waits. He gives you gold and EPs, and Serina gives you her necklace. The father tells you about the cane being used to build bridges, and about a fabulous sword called Dragonslayer.
Leave Serina and her father, and go back to talk to the King. He tells you where Vadis is. Leave him, go right, and jump into the volcano. Because you have the robe, you survive the lava's heat. Travel down, right, and up out of the lava.
Go down the stairs and right into the chasm (don't talk to the man, yet). At the bottom, jump right and go to the wall to find some savory. Go left across the lava, take the stairs to the "stone pipe," and go down. Talk to the man who gives you the Dragonslayer sword. Go up the pipe, go right, and up the pipe (just left of the lava).
Now, go talk to the man and let him transform the cane into a bridge. Put your characters with the highest hit points at the front and back; sandwich the character with the lowest hit points in between them. Heal completely, and if you have a magic user with a Heal spell, turn it on!
Jump, go across the bridge (right), and battle Vadis. The strategy to beat Vadis is to hit its last end-section. As Dragonslayer hits an end, it dissolves. Keep hitting until it's completely gone. Go right to find some savory, then go back to the man and get the cane back. Return to the King for your end-of-quest reward.
Before ending the quest, you should have the following items in your inventory: Wise Man's Cane (3 Jupiter, 4 Mercury, 1 Venus), Hermit's Robe (4 Jupiter, 2 Saturn, 2 Moon, 1 Venus), Golden Key, Scroll, Necklace (2 Jupiter, 2 Sun, 2 Moon, 2 Venus), Dragonslayer, and the Sacred Shield (6 Jupiter, 2 Moon). Note: I was never able to locate the Potion of Longevity mentioned in the documentation.
RIDDLE OF THE RED JEWEL
Before organizing your party for this quest, I strongly suggest you have a lot of Cure potions or a magically-charged item with the Cure spell on it. There are several extremely poisonous insects and snakes in this adventure. Also, during the quest, do not look for the hidden herbs while you're playing. Instead, search for them after you've found and healed the Red Jewel. There is a lot of arcade action in this adventure involving the "dash-jump" maneuver. When I refer to it, hold down the shift key and the up-arrow key at the same time to jump off the logs. I will tell you which direction (left or right) to move after the jump has been executed.
Go right, up the stairs, all the way right, and enter the hole in the tree. Now, go left, up, and to the left edge of the log (do not go through the hole yet). Save your game, dash-jump to the left, and try to land in the bird's nest below you (Nest Room). (If you miss, restore, and try again.) Now, dash-jump from the Nest Room to the right, to land on the unconnected log where the hut is. Enter the hut and talk to the person inside to receive the Fairy Tears.
Exit the hut, go right, upstairs, and insert the Tears in the pipe (it looks like a periscope) to make the Elves' Bridge solid. Go right, dash-jump right, cross the bridge to the right, and retrieve the Tears from the pipe. Go right through the tree hole, left, and up the blue "elevator" (Elevator Room) to the level above the inaccessible hut.
Go left, up the stairs to the Dark Elves Room, and go right. Insert Tears, cross the bridge, enter the hut to learn about the scales, leave, and go through the tree hole. Dash-jump to the left across the bridge, upstairs, and through the tree hole at the left to the Scales Room. You can't do anything with the scales just yet. Go up the left stairs, dash-jump to the right, and fall down past the two right-hand logs back to the Dark Elves Room. Go downstairs (left) to the left edge of the log. Dash-jump to the right, then immediately change direction to the left to land on the level with a door and a hut directly below it.
Heal completely, go left, and enter the door. Kill the silkworms, then leave. Go left, and dash-jump right to the next level down. If you miss the log, go through the tree hole to get back there. Now, go through the previously closed door, and talk to Teto to get the letter. Leave the hut, go all the way right, and jump down to ground level. Go all the way right, up the stairs, and "stomp" on the fifth step to go down into that grassy-looking strip.
Go right and talk to the person guarding the machinery. When he sees the letter, he lets you go to the lever. Go right and touch the lever to turn off the blue "elevator." Leave the Machinery Room, go all the way back left, up, all the way right through the hole, left, through the hole, right across the bridge, down, right, and jump-dash over the missing bridge.
Go through the hole and left into the hut. Talk to the person to learn about the location of additional Tears (birds' nests), then leave. Go to the left edge of the log and fall straight down. Go into the hut and approach the person. You'll automatically be shooed out and deposited outside a tree hole. Go back to the Nest Room, get the Tears you find, and go back to the Machinery Room to turn the elevator back on.
Go back to the Dark Elves Room, right to the middle of the bridge, and enter the hole in the foliage (about midway across the bridge). Talk to the person who tells you how to get the Jewel. Leave and go to the Scales Room. Heal completely, then enter the right-hand door. Kill the moth (jump on the tallest of those pistoning logs), heal up, and leave. As you leave the room, the left-hand weight lowers. Enter the left-hand door and get the Red Jewel.
Return to the Dark Elves Room, go to the edge of the log at the bottom of the stairs (left), dash-jump to the right, then fall straight down through the bridge at the right to land on the log with the hut, and enter it. This time, when you approach the person, he opens the door to the Sacred Fountain room for you. Enter the room, go down, and enter the water. When you do, the Red Jewel is healed and turns yellow.
Leave this hut and head all the way left to end the quest. Reminder: Search for the herbs. The ones I found were all on the ground level and were all detected by jumping while moving left and right. Before ending the quest, make sure you have the following in your inventory: Fairy Tears, Letter, and the Yellow Jewel. Give the Jewel to the King if you want, or divide it to your magic user, and have the Town Elder turn on the spell it contains: Become Air.
SORCERIAN: Part 6
THE DARK MAGICIAN
You are limited to three party members in this quest, but you don't have to include special occupations (see "The Dragon King").
Go right from the Main Room and go through the door. Go downstairs, and through the door. Dash right, go through the door into the Demon Room, go right, and through this door. Now, go all the way right to where the trail dips downward. Stand directly over the supporting pillar (directly below you), and go up to enter the hidden door.
Walk over to the front of the first blue grate and search to find the Dungeon Keys. Enter this blue grate and search in the upper-left corner of the room for another hidden door. Enter it and take the Moon Stone. Go through the left door, up, and through the door back to the upper level of the Main Room. Go left, jump down, go all the way right, and enter the door into the Pedestal Room. Place the Moon Stone on the right holder.
Leave the Pedestal Room, go left, and through the door back to the Demon Room. Go right, through the door, and this time, go all the way right across the bridge. Jump to the upper level, enter the door at the right end, and go through the left-hand blue grate to find Orsa. Talk to him, and he will join your party. Immediately equip his Saint's Robe.
Leave his cell and go right through the second blue grate. This cell only contains a clue about the Gold Pillars (not those in the Demon Room, though), as does the other cell (next to the one where you found the hidden door). Exit the Dungeon Area (for good) and return to the Pedestal Room.
Orsa knows spells of teleportation which involve the Moon and Star Stones. So, stand in the stone arch (between the pedestals) to travel to the Garbug Room. Dash right across the lava, enter the door, and take the Star Stone. Go through the right door, stand between the pillars, and "stomp." Now, you can exit the area via the right door or go back to the Pedestal Room the same way you got here; for now, go through the right door, head left, and go into the Giant Snakes Room. Dash left, through the door, and enter the Column of Light Room.
Stand in the light to rise to the top, then step off to the right. (Note: If you bump your head at the top of the Column, you'll loose HPs.) The door at the top returns you to the left side of the Demon Room. Return to the Main Room (right and through the door), and go back to the Pedestal Room.
Place the Star Stone in the empty holder, heal completely, and enter the stone arch once more. Go right (you can use the "islands" if you want), and as you pass the third island, the Blue Dragon attacks! Try to get onto one of the islands, jump in place, and stab at it with your swords. After the battle, go right to get the Steel Sword, then return to the Pedestal Room. Take the Moon Stone, enter the arch, and touch the loose stone to lower the pillars. Go left to find savory, then return to the Pedestal Room. Replace the Moon Stone, take the Star Stone, and enter the arch.
Dash across the lava, enter the door, and return to the Demon Room. (After lowering the two pillars, you can't get back to the Demon Room via the Main Room.) Hm, some alterations have been made since your last visit. Go up the stairs, enter the door, and go right to find the Sun Stone. (Read the tablet on the way. It contains a clue about how to exit after the quest is over.)
Return to the Demon Room, go right, and through the door. Go across the bridge, and through the door at the right end of the lower level. Go down, through the door, and battle your way to the door at the right. Heal, enter the door, and confront Ghedis (he's easy with Orsa's help). After Orsa leaves, go back and search for herbs in the cavern walls, then return to the upper level to the right of the bridge. Go to the low point and exit through the hidden door. Enter the first cell, go through the door in there, go left, up, left, and down to the Main Room. Before leaving take: Star Stone, Moon Stone, Sun Stone, Dungeon Keys, and Steel Sword. (8 Mars, 1 Jupiter, 6 Sun, 2 Venus: It has the Sun Ray spell on it; have the Elder activate it.)
THE CURSED SHIP
Another three-member limitation in this quest. Make sure you have a character with at least 20 Vitality.
Enter the ship (through the door) and talk to the Captain to learn what's happening. We'll take care of getting Joshua off the ship, first. Go all the way left, down the hatch, downstairs into the Upper Crew Level, and left through the door. This is Lucas's Room. Talk to him, leave, go left through the gap in the bulkhead and to go left through the door. This is Jeremiah's Room. Talk to him, leave, go back right through the bulkhead, all the way right, and through the door on the lower level at the far right side.
Go down and through the door to the Lower Crew Level. Go left, down the ladder, left, down the next ladder, and left into Jacob's Room. Go to the desk, read the diary, and get the Hatchway Key. Leave Jacob's Room, go right, up the ladder, and work your way left to the upper level of the Lower Crew Level. The last of the rooms you need to visit is Ezekiel's. The door to his room has a barrel on either side of it. Talk to him, then exit Ezekiel's Room and return to the Main Deck (topside).
Go to the middle mast and climb it to the very top. Night should occur immediately; if it doesn't, you missed one of the crew's rooms. Return to all four rooms to make sure you've hit them all before you go back up to the top of the middle mast. As soon as night falls, go to the left side of the mast's top cross-beam to receive a light from St. Elmo's Fire. (It doesn't show up in your inventory, but it does seem to make your characters glow with light.) After you receive the light, go back down to the Main Deck, then make your way back down to the door which leads into Jacob's Room.
Go all the way right, up the ladder, and through the door to your left. Go down, through the door into Door Room One. Work your way down to the lowest level and go right. Climb up and over to the top right side and continue right into Door Room Two. Go right down, over to the door, and enter it. Go up, through the door, and into the Aft Room. Go up, through the door on the middle level, and all the way left to talk to Joshua. Go back to the Aft Room, up, and through the door on the top level at the left into the Two Barrel Room (so named because there are two barrels here that may be examined). Go down, left through the door into the Ghostly Room. (I haven't found anything which will protect you from the ghosts, yet.)
Climb to the upper left-hand exit and go left. In the next room, go through the lowest level's exit to the left, and continue on the lower level to the left until you reach the Macaw's Room (watch the rats!). Go up to the bird. As you make a grab for it, it flies away. Return to the Main Deck, climb the mast at the far right, and dash-jump left to the middle mast's cross-beam to get the Macaw.
Return to the Aft Room and take the bird to Joshua. He decides he should go ashore and joins your party. Return to the Main Deck, go talk to the Captain; then, take Joshua ashore, and return to the ship. Tell the Captain you'll help solve the murder. Now, go back and visit all the crew's rooms again. Lucas's will be locked, but you'll find him loitering outside Jeremiah's door. Jeremiah's not feeling just right, and Ezekiel's lost his axe. After leaving Ezekiel's Room, return to the Main Deck, and climb the middle mast to the top again. You find Jeremiah's on watch.
Now, go back down to the Lower Crew Level, and enter Jacob's Room to catch Lucas snooping. When he leaves, return to the Upper Crew Level, go to the right, and down to the lowest level in this area. Enter the door on the left which was previously locked: This is your party's room. When you enter the room, you should hear a sound. Leave the room, and return to the Two Barrel Room where you find Ezekiel waiting. Talk to him, then return to Door Room One where you find Jeremiah, dead, and take his Desk Key.
Working your way all the way left via the upper levels, go to the Hidden Door Room. Go to and examine the one barrel sitting atop a crate to find the secret door. Enter it, and fight all the rats while working your way up and right to the bloody axe. Take it, then return to Jeremiah's body, go through the door, and return to Ezekiel's Room. Talk to him, leave, and go to Jeremiah's Room. Go to his desk and read his diary.
Return to the Main Deck and talk to the Captain. Tell him you found the killer (keep answering "Yes") until he tells you to return to your room. Go down the first hatch you see (left), down the stairs, left, and through the door into your quarters. As you enter the room, the ship sets sail, shakes, and you find yourself tossed ashore on a grassy island. Go right to the shrine. Continue right where you find Lucas who warns you to leave. Head all the way left where you find Lucas once more. He's badly hurt; talk to him, take his Cabin Key, and return to the ship (through the hole in the hedges). Go to Lucas's room and search his desk to find an Auger. Take it and return to the Two Barrel Room. On your way, you find a bloody, dying Ezekiel. Talk to him to learn what he saw. After he dies, continue to the Two Barrel Room. Go to the top left-hand barrel and examine it to get the Holy Water.
Return to where the "Captain" waits and confront him. After you sprinkle the Holy Water on him, he regains his senses, but you hear something evil calling from the island. Go back to the island, head right, and do battle with the Archdemon. He looks nasty, but he's easy. After the battle, return to the Captain and talk to him. He thanks you, then asks if you'll climb up the mast to see why the sail won't open. Climb the left mast and jump on the cross-beam to free the sail. Climb down, go right, and you find the Golden Bottle. Return to the Captain, exit the ship, and go left to end the quest.
Note: Nothing you find in this quest can be divided among your characters, not even the Golden Bottle (it has four charges of every god on it). So, give it to the King for 1,000 extra EPs (or sell it for 145 gold pieces). Also, I found no herbs in this quest.
SORCERIAN: Part 7
GARDEN OF THE GODS
This quest is limited to three characters. Go right and enter the first door (Wine Shop). Talk to the merchant, then leave. Enter the next shop (General Store) and talk to this man. Exit, continue right, and enter the next door. It's an empty house, but the right wall has verbena. Leave, enter the last door to the right and take the Red Seed in the right corner.
Exit, go all the way right (past the temple; you can't do anything here, yet), go up the hill, and through the hole (Blue Mountains). Don't stand around too long, but dash right and through the hole (Black Mountains). This is another place in which you don't want to tarry. Dash all the way right, go through the hole, and approach the gatekeeper. As you do, he tells you that you can't go any closer because you're mortals. But he seems to be thirsty. If you could find some wine....
Go all the way left back to the Wine Shop and talk to the merchant. Luckily, he found a bottle of wine. Take it and go back to the gatekeeper. Now that his thirst is quenched, he lets you through the gate. Stand in the sparkling curtain and ascend to the porch. Don't stand here too long or you'll be hit by the shooting stars. Go right, through the portal, and continue right into Zeus's Chambers. When he sees you, he growls about uninvited guests, summons a whirlwind, and tosses you out.
Go left to the Black Mountains. As you go, you drop the Red Seed. Leave to the right, then come back; the seed has sprouted. Do this once more, and soon, a vine worthy of climbing rises before you. Climb the vine up to the first porch, exit to the left, and go visit Dionysus. He, too, seems thirsty, and asks that you bring him a tribute the next time you visit him. Return to the vine and climb up to the next two porches. Exit to the right (leave the left for later), enter the door, and talk to Hephaestos. He sends you on an errand to Apollo.
Go back to the vine, climb up to the last two porches, and exit to the left (leave the right for later) to visit Apollo. When he learns that Hephaestos sent you, he gives you the Seed of Flame, then asks a favor: to find out what Aphrodite (whom he loves) wants. Go back to Hephaestos and give him the Seed of Flame. He rewards you with a bottle of his Golden Wine. Take the wine and return to Dionysus. He takes the wine and tells you that Aphrodite longs for the red fruit which grows on the vine.
Go to the vine, climb down, and get the red fruit. Go back to Apollo and give him the fruit. He gives you some gold and tells you how Zeus might be appeased. Now, go see Aphrodite (on the right side of this level). She tells you about the harp and needing someone to play it. Go back to the vine, climb down one level, and exit to the left. Go all the way left and you find Anna. Talk to her and she joins your party. Return to Aphrodite. When you tell her about Anna, you get the harp.
Return to the vine, go back down to the ground level, and return to Zeus. Anna immediately begins to play. Talk to Zeus to receive his thanks. He tells you about Adana stealing his Bracelet, which is what had angered him so.
Go back to the General Store and talk to the man. Then, go to the Wine Shop and speak to the wine merchant. Suddenly, the wine merchant disappears, and in his place is the Shrine Maiden, Adana! She transports you to the top of a mountain and attacks you. Go to the tallest peak to kill her. When you do, Zeus's Bracelet falls into your hand. After you've retrieved the bracelet, you find yourself back in the Wine Shop. Talk to the merchant for 10 gold coins. Go to the General Store for another 10 gold coins.
Now, exit, go right, and enter the Temple. It's too dark for you to see, but gradually, your eyes become accustomed to the darkness, and you see a bag of 100 gold coins in the right corner.
At this point, the quest can be ended. You have the option of returning the bracelet to Zeus for 200 gold coins and 50 EPs; or, you can take it with you (it contains the Barrier Spell). In the Blue Mountains, you should find a Shield with 4 Jupiter enchantments (in a ravine just to the right of the door). There's also hyssop growing in these mountains. Search the flowerpots on the gods' porches for verbena. After you've explored, exit the quest by going all the way left.
THE CAVERNS OF ICE
Enter the door in the facade into the Icicle Room, go right, and through the door into the First Polar Room. Go through the left door, down, and through the door into the Second Polar Room. Go through the right door into the Angel Room, and through the door at the bottom of the stairs into the Cell. Talk to both prisoners for clues to the puzzles Sukoram has placed on the doors. Return to the Second Polar Room, go through the left door, down, and enter the Lever Room. You'll see something twinkling on the pillar above the door. Go up and get the Lever.
Now, go all the way left to the pile of bones to get a clue about the doors in the Lettered Doors Room: "C thrice...B twice...A once." Return to the Angel Room and get the letter "A." Then, return to the Icicle Room, dash all the way left, and enter the door into the Hell Room. Go to the first "L" and replace it with the "A" to "heal hell." Go back to the First Polar Room, go through the right door, down, and into the Demon Room. Fight the killer snakes and go left. Enter the water, do down, around, and up to the God Room. Exit the water, go left, through the door, down, and enter the door into the Lettered Doors Room.
Go left and enter the "C" door; go right and enter "C"; go right and enter "C." Now, go right until you loop back to the "B" door, and enter it; go left and enter "B" once more. Finally, go right, and enter the "A" door. You should be in the Refrigerant Room. (If you're not, go back through the door, and try again.) Walk to the pipe going into the ground and use the Lever to turn off the gas fueling the refrigeration unit. Exit, then go back through the same door ("A"), and return to the Demon Room.
Go back to the Icicle Room and go right. You'll see three frozen waterfalls. Use them as stepping stones to get to the upper level and go through the door. Go down and enter the Evoke Room. Jump up and touch the "V" to open a secret door (don't enter it yet!) Go through the right door into the Blast Room and talk to Kahzeh. To free him you'll need to change the "Blast
" to "Bless."
Go back to the Evoke Room, take the last "E" from the word, return to the Blast Room, and place the "E" where the "A" is. Now, go right, through the door, and battle Sokuram. You'll need to use the waterfalls to rise high enough to kill him (he's the one with the hammer and lightning bolts). After the battle, go right, and take the letter "S" from the word. Return to the Blast Room and place the "S" where the "T" is to free Kahzeh from his prison. As a reward, you receive the Tears of Wind from him. Go right and through the door into Ekim's Room. He's easy to beat. After you do, the quest is over. Return to the Demon Room, enter the water, and search the walls for the Shield. Then, return to the bones in the Lever Room to find the Armor. Return to the Icicle Room, exit through the middle door, and go left to end the quest. The Armor has 9 Jupiters; the Shield has 6 Jupiters and 2 Suns. Give the Tears of Wind to the king for 400 extra EPs.
THE CURSE OF MEDUSA
This quest is limited to three characters. Go right and enter each of the three houses. The first has a fireplace, the second is empty, and the third has herbs stored in the right-hand cupboard. At the end of the quest, the fireplace in the first house will contain a valuable treasure.
Exit the last house, go right past the stone people, continue right over the bridge, and go down into the hole you find (it's a depression in the grass). Go left until you see Medusa. Immediately, go right, take the Mirror Shield, and continue right to the rope. Go up the rope, exit, and talk to Anna, who joins your party. Go back to the stone people and examine the one standing by himself to the left of the mine entrance. This is Anna's master; she takes the Antidote from him.
Now, go into the mine entrance, and go right until you see Medusa. Again, as soon as you see her, go left and exit the mine. Go right, across the bridge, and you should see a knothole in a tree. Enter the knothole and talk to all the people you see down there. Exit, go right, and back down into the hole in the ground. Go left, and this time when you see Medusa, dash-jump over her to get into the newly opened mine tunnel. Go left to the jar and get the Blue Cord.
Go back to the right , dash-jump over Medusa again, and continue right, up the rope, and out. Go right to where the stones are piled around the tree on the riverbank, and throw the Blue Cord into the water to get your weapons' power increased. You're now ready to battle Medusa.
Go back down into the mine, find Medusa, and kill her. After the battle, go all the way left to exit the mine, and talk to the girl standing where Anna's master was. She tells you that he's gone into the mountains to look for Anna. Go all the way left as if to end the quest. As you do, Anna will leave your party. Continue left; suddenly, Medusa's live head comes flying at you! To kill her once and for all, stand in place (do not jump), face left, and attack with your swords. When she finally dies, her head is severed, turned to stone, and dropped at your feet. You take the head automatically.
Return to the mine where you fought Medusa, go all the way right to the rope, and search the right-hand wall for the Armor. Go up the rope, jump to the left (into the bushes on the next screen), and get the Laurel Rod. Finally, exit the mine, go all the way left, and enter the house with the fireplace. Search the fireplace to find the Ring of Power. Exit all the way left to end the quest.
Give Medusa's Head to the king, sell the Mirror Shield, and equip your party with the Armor (contains the Resurrect Spell, 10 Jupiters, 2 Suns, and 2 Venuses), the Ring of Power (contains the Turn Spell, 7 Jupiters, 6 Suns, and 1 Moon), and the Laurel Rod (contains the Bolt Spell, 1 Mars, 3 Jupiters, 1 Sun, and 7 Mercuries).
SORCERIAN: Part 8
THE MISSING MAGICIAN
Go right through the spinning stone columns and all the way right to the wall to find lavender. Then, go through the opening into the Machine Room. Go through the right door into the Lava Pool Room and go across the moving ledges to the other side. Turn and face back to the left to see something glittering. Dash left across the lava to get the Flame Crystal. Dash back to the right, all the way right, and down into Stairwell One (there are a lot of these, so keep them straight). Go down and enter the stone tube. Go down into the Harpy Room, dash left, and enter the door. Go left and examine the globe to learn how to stop its spinning; there's hyssop in the right wall.
Exit this room, return to the stone doorway in the Lava Pool Room, and get the Red Gemstone. Go back to the Harpy Room, go all the way right, down the tube to Stairwell Two, down, and down into the tube to the Fireball Room. Go left, insert the Red Gemstone into the square niche to open the grate, and dash left to the doorway into the Amoeba Room. Go right, down to Stairwell Three, down, and down through the tube into the Ogre Room. Go left, down the tube to Stairwell Four, down, and down the tube to Kaji's Room. Go right and talk to her. Insert the Flame Crystal to release her. She gives you advice on defeating Haiko, and the Energy Rod.
Go back up to the Ogre Room, right, and touch the gate. Go right to the central globe and examine it. As you do, a force draws you into the globe and deposits you in a different room. Work your way down to and take the Morning Star (lower right). The writing on the wall tells you the weapon will destroy something.
Return to Kaji's Room, get the Flame Crystal, and dash right, up, and through the door into Haiko's Room. Start attacking the flames shooting up from the floor. The more you extinguish, the lower Haiko will come. You must get him down to the highest level your party can jump before you can destroy him. After the battle, go right to find Chain Mail.
Return to the Machine Room (all the way back up to the top level) and hit the globe with the Morning Star to destroy it. Now, return to the Harpy Room, go left over the bouncing columns, enter the opening, and destroy this globe. When you do, the door out closes; you must destroy the two bouncing balls in order to reopen the door.
Go back to the Fireball Room, dash left to the other grate, and insert the Flame Crystal to open it. Go all the way left, up the tube to Stairwell Five, and up to the Missing Magician's Room. Go up to him to learn what the quest was really about. After he returns you to the surface, you may want to go back to get the Red Gemstone and Flame Crystal (Fireball Room), or to search for herbs. To end the quest, return to the Machine Room, go through the left door, and continue left.
Sell the Crystal and Gem, divide the Mail and Morning Star to your fighters, and give the Energy Rod to your magic user.
THE WATER OF LIFE
Before beginning this quest, I strongly advise that: You have at least three Cure potions or an item enchanted with the Cure spell with you, and some means of resurrecting your characters (they'll die several times); you put your magic user somewhere in the middle of your party; you have a method to heal your characters quickly. Also, expect to be attacked immediately upon entering just about all the rooms in this quest (there are a few "safe" rooms).
Dash right, leap to the upper ledge, and enter the hole. Go right to enter the Pillar Demons Room. The tactic that worked best for me was to stand in place and jump while I used the Spacebar to attack. When standing in front of the left column, face left; face right in front of the right column. After the battle (good for 2,000 EPs), go left, through the hole, down to the lower level, and all the way right (stay on the lower level), through the hole into the Long Room. Dash right, examine the hand to take it, and go left through the left-hand hole into the Two Door Room. Jump down, go right, down, and through the hole (you can't open these doors yet) into Heart Rome One. Go down and through the door at the lower right into the Muscle Control Room. Touch the red spot next to the muscle to activate it: This is an elevator of sorts you'll use elsewhere. Every time you use it, you will need to come here to reactivate it.
Return to Heart Room One, go left, up at the first opportunity, and through the hole into Heart Room Two. Go right, through the hole into the Stomach Room, and right, then left to the bottom level. Go through the left hole, over to the right door, and through it into the Cask Room. Go to the cask and examine it to get some advice and the Tuning Fork. Exit this room, go through the left hole to get back to the Stomach Room, then back through the hole on the upper level to get back to Heart Room Two.
Go down to the lowest level of Heart Room Two and enter the door. Put the Tuning Fork on the left stand; you should hear a loud sound. Go back to the Stomach Room, go down, and through the hole on the right side into the Acid Lake Room. Save your game before making another move, then jump from ledge to ledge until you reach the door on the right side of the lake; enter it. Go up and right to get the first of three Crystal Valves. There's savory on the ledge above the crystal. Exit this room, save your game once more, and return to Heart Room Two. Go down through the door and take the Tuning Fork.
Go back to the right, get to the upper level of Heart Room Two, go left, and through hole back to Heart Room One. Go down, left, up, and right through the hole back to the Two Door Room. Go left and work your way back to the Long Room. Dash right (talk to the rope where the hand was hanging for more cryptic clues), and go through the hole into the Elevator Room. Jump onto the elevator, ride it up, and jump off to the right. Go through the hole into the Cilia Room, dash-jump right, and enter the Valve Control Room. (Stepping on the waving cilia is what deactivates the elevator.) Insert the Crystal Valve into the right-hand niche and return to Heart Room One (go right, through the square hole, left and over the top of the elevator, down through the hole back to the Long Room, left to the Two Door Room, and through the hole).
Go to the Muscle Control Room and reactivate the elevator. Then, go back to Heart Room One, left, and through the first hole you come to on the lower level to Heart Room Four. Go down and through the door on the bottom right. Place the Tuning Fork; you should hear an unclear sound. Exit this room, go left, up, and through the top hole back to the Two Door Room. Go up and enter the right-hand door to Crawler Room One. Go right, down, and through the hole to the Slug Room. Go right, through the hole, get the second Crystal Valve, and return to the Two Door Room.
Now, go back to the Valve Control Room, remove the right-hand crystal, and insert a crystal in the left-hand niche. Return to Heart Room One, reactivate the elevator, then go back to Heart Room Four. Go down, right, through the door, and get the Tuning Fork. Exit this room and go up to the left at your first opportunity back to Heart Room Two. Go right, down, and left on the middle level (above the lowest level's door). Go left and through the hole into the Bivalve Room. Go through the upper hole to Heart Room Three, all the way right, through the door, and place the Tuning Fork; you should hear a clear sound.
Exit the room, go all the way left, down, and through the hole into the Leech Room. Dash down, left, up, left, and down. Go through the door into the Stone Arch Room. Go left, upstairs, and through the door into Crawler Room Two. Go right, get the last Crystal Valve, return to the Leech Room, and go back to Heart Room Three. Go right, up, and right to retrieve your Tuning Fork. Then, return to the Valve Control Room. Remove the left-hand crystal, and insert a crystal into the middle niche.
Return to the Long Room, and go through the new hole in its center. You see some odd changes in the heart walls; passages once open are now closed. Reactivate the elevator, go back to Heart Room One, then return to the Bivalve Room. Go up through the hole, and all the way right to the door. Enter and place the Tuning Fork; you should hear a clear sound. Go back to Heart Room Two, right, and through the hole into the Stomach Room. Go down, left, and all the way right through the hole into the Acid Lake Room. This time, you're going to have to enter the acid. Jump down, dash-jump left (to get out of the acid as quickly as possible), and enter the hole. You're back in the Leech Room at its far right side. Go all the way left, through the door, and back to the Stone Arch Room. Go through the arch, dash all the way right past the muscle, and go through hole to get back to the Two Door Room.
Now, you can enter the left-hand door. On the other side, you find another of those muscle elevators. Ride it up, jump off to the right, and enter the hole. You've found the Water of Life Room. Take the Water from the statue. At this point, all the monsters have been deactivated with the exception of the cilia and those pulsing yellowish spots; you'll still lose hit points when you touch them. Return to the Valve Control Room and take the middle crystal. You'll need to use the new hole connecting the Long Room and Heart Room One to get back there.
Now, return to the Two Door Room, back to the Stomach Room, and through the lower left hole. Go through the door, down, and get the Potion from the Cask Room. Return to Heart Room One, reactivate the elevator, then go back to the Bivalve Room, up, and right to the door to retrieve your Tuning Fork. Now, go back to the Long Room. Go through the right hole into the Elevator Room, and ride it up to the Cilia Room. Dash-jump left, go through the hole, and head left to end the quest.
Give the Water of Life to the king for 2,000 extra EPs, sell the crystals and the tuning fork, and divide the potion.
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